The following reindeer story took place on December 12, 1941, just 10 years after the Christmas tree made its unofficial debut at Rockefeller Center — and exactly five days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. This year would be the last that the Christmas tree was illuminated during World War II. From 1942 to 1944, […]
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1941: The Reindeer That Flew to Rockefeller Center for Christmas
Posted: 2nd December 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Animal AttractionsTags: Animal Tales, Bronx Zoo, Christmas tree, New York History, Reindeer, Rockefeller Center
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